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1500 BCE
Science in the Middle Ages Europe
- Ancient and Medieval medicine worked for millions of people
- In Song Dynasty China they studied machine printed textbooks on traditional Chinese medicine or TCM
- In TCM health means a balance between two forces
- Philosophy was a devotional activity- a way of getting closer to god
- There’s a conflict that believes that church got in the way of science
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Period: 1300 BCE to 1600 BCE
Renaissance
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1222 BCE
First use of bronze
When copper and tin were extracted it was called the bronze age. How it was all discovered was lost in the mists of time. -
400 BCE
Circulation of blood
Harvey proved that blood flows in two separate loops the pulmonary and systemic circulation -
Period: 326 BCE to 180 BCE
Timekeeping in the Americas
I learned India scriptures thousands of gods & demons. The knowledge making there was entangled from a long religious tradition. I also learned Alexander the great invaded western India in 326 B.C. In 321 B.C Maurya conquered the weaker kingdoms one by one making them a powerful state. The dynasty lasted from 322-180 B.C. -
300 BCE
Theory of gravity
All things with mass or energy are attracted to one another -
100 BCE
First powered flight
The wright flyer made the first sustained flight by a manned heavier than air airplane -
30 BCE
First human on the moon
Armstrong & Aldrin formed the american crew that landed the Apollo lunar module eagle -
4 BCE
Earth and planets in the solar system formed
The sun and planets formed from a cloud of dust and gas called the solar nebula -
3 BCE
First evidence of life
The earliest direct evidence of life on earth are micro fossils of microorganisms -
1098
Hildegard of Bingen
-Birth: 1098 in Bermersheim Germany
-Death: 1179 in Rupertsberg Germany
-She founded the monasteries of Repertsberg in 1150 & Eibingen in 1165
-She had records of material on natural cures & medicine
-Hildegard wrote "Physica", a text on natural sciences & also "Causae et Curae"
-Hildegard was known for her healing powers, including application of tinctures, herbs, & precious stones
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1452
Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci
1452-1519
Leonardo was from Anchiano Italy, but did some of his work in Rome.
He invented the parachute, the helicopter, an armored fighting vehicle, the use of concentrated solar power & a calculator
His work as a scientist and an inventor made him a true Renaissance man.
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Period: 1550 to
Scientific Revolution
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Neil Armstrong
He lived from August 5,1930- August 25. 2012